New Year’s Day minimum wage hikes again don’t include North CarolinaWinston-Salem Journal Florida’s minimum wage is increasing in 2018, but is it enough?WTSP 10 News With New Year, Minimum Wage Increases 50 Cents an Hour While California Becomes Sanctuary StateNoozhawk Ontario restaurants consider business changes in wake of minimum-wage increaseThe Globe and Mail Full coverage

California pot shops prepare for their first day of legal recreational marijuana salesLos Angeles Times First retail pot shops open in CaliforniaThe Mercury News Recreational Marijuana Legalized In California Jan. 1, But New Law Is SmokyDeadline Full coverage

In a year of mass shootings, an ambush on police adds one more victim to the tollLos Angeles Times Colorado shooting: Suspect identified as Matthew RiehlCBS News Man Suspected Of Shooting 4 Deputies, 1 Officer And 2 Civilians IdentifiedCBS Local DC Sheriff on Twitter: “https://t.co/6zZ35XnX50”Twitter Donald J. Trump on Twitter: “My deepest condolences to the […]